UFC 138 weigh-in photos: An MMAjunkie.com image gallery

BIRMINGHAM, England – MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) was on scene for today’s official “UFC 138: Leben vs. Munoz” weigh-ins, where all 20 competitors successfully made weight for Saturday’s event, the lone U.K. show of 2011.

Today’s festivities, which saw all but Thiago Alves make weight on his first attempt, took place at National Indoor Arena’s Community Hall in Birmingham, England. The nearby LG Arena hosts Saturday’s event, which airs in the U.S. via same-day tape delay on Spike TV (and live in other countries).

Check out images of all the fighters, including headliners Chris Leben and Mark Munoz, as well as the full lineup of UFC 138 fighters.

Today’s ceremony saw a previously peaceful main-event matchup get a bit tense with headliners Leben and Munoz standing nose-to-nose before offering a bit of less-than-friendly pre-fight banter. The same could be said for the Alves vs. Papy Abedi contest, which saw the Swedish UFC newcomer prove his confidence by pushing forward, cigar firmly clenched in mouth, into the face of “Pitbull.”

Alves had a bit of trouble making weight on his first attempt but came back after the close of the official ceremonies and made the fight official at 171 pounds.

Additional highlights included light heavyweight Cyrille Diabate making use of a doormat (with his fight team’s logo, of course) to clean his feet before stepping on the scale, as well as a parade of international “Woo!” calls when Chris Cope hit the scales.

For a full rundown of the proceedings, check out our UFC 138 weigh-in results post. Additionally, check out images of all the fighters below.

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